On Sunday, the victim of the Unnao rape case was travelling to Rae Bareli with her two aunts, and her lawyer Mahendra Singh when their vehicle was hit by a truck, rendering them critically injured.
According to the law, identity of a rape victim cannot be disclosed and those guilty of doing so faces punishment under Section 228-A of the Indian Penal Code.
Samajwadi Party leader Nandu Lal has claimed that the number plate of the truck that was involved in the accident were blackened out to evade the financiers.
The Unnao gang-rape victim attempted to immolate herself outside CM Yogi Adityanath's residence on April 8, 2018, protesting no action by the police against the rape accused BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar